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Historical Event on 11/1/1950

First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/7/1990National Front Government headed by V. P. Singh loses confidence motion in the Lok Sabha (151-356). Singh tenders his resignation and this is the end of 11-month-old National Front Government.
1/30/1999Gopinath Bordoloi was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, The Highest Civilian Award in India. 1999.
7/19/1969Indian Government nationalised 14 major commercial banks of India by Presidental ordinance.
7/15/1920Earthquake in Delhi.
4/9/1965Fighting breaks out in the Rann of Kutch between Indian and Pakistani troops. Pakistan attacked Indian borders, Sardar Post, Chhar Bet and Beria Bet, this was manned by the State Armed Police Batallions. In Kutch launched its 8th Infantry Division supported by two regiments of M47/48 Pattons. Operation 'Desert Hawk' was launched to draw away reserves from other vulnerable areas, and possibly to test India's resolve. The Indian Army did not rise to the bait.
5/2/1968Lok Sabha passed the Public Providend Fund Act.
12/11/1845First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War.
4/5/1922Pandita Ramabai, social worker and philosophist, passed away.
8/27/1997Daljeet Singh and Debi Bose set national records in the Federation Cup athletics at Chennai in javelin throw and hurdles respectively.
9/15/1947Gandhi deplores the idea of population transfer.